Four individuals have been selected to embark on an expedition along the Alaskan Coast to study the global impact of marine pollution and further their involvement in improving ocean health. These four “CODE Keepers” will use the knowledge and experience gained from the trip to make a positive difference in their hometowns , which span the Pacific Coast from Anchorage to San Diego. This unique journey will be hosted by Alaskan Brewing Co.’s Coastal CODE (Clean Oceans Depend on Everyone), WEND Magazine and Alaska Airlines.

Consumers now have the opportunity to embark on an Alaskan adventure by submitting ideas to maintain a healthier Pacific Ocean and coastline. With ideas as simple as cutting the plastic rings on a six-pack of soda, or as grand as inventing a biodegradable beverage bottle, the four individuals with the topmost suggestions will join the Coastal CODE in Yakutat this fall for the 2009 Alaskan Coastal Expedition.

Coastal CODE (Clean Oceans Depend on Everyone), an initiative by the Alaskan Brewing Company dedicated to keeping a healthy Pacific Coastline, has teamed up with Surfing Magazine to offer four readers a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Yakutat, Alaska. The chosen “CODE Keepers” will embark on a seven-day surfing and coastal conservation adventure with professional surfers Joe Curren and Chris Del Moro, surfing pristine Alaskan breaks while helping Coastal CODE’s ocean clean-up efforts.

Alaskan Brewing Co., Comme Ça pair up for beer dinner to support plastic-free oceans and to help victims of the Southern California wildfires

The Alaskan Brewing Co. is pairing up with newly opened Comme Ça Restaurant to provide a night of great food, great beer and great works. The four-course fundraiser was created in support of extreme athlete Tom Jones’ ambitious and solitary journey to combat plastic pollution in our oceans. However, when organizers learned of the Southern California wildfires, they immediately moved to donate half of the evening’s proceeds to the American Red Cross to aid victims of the Southern California wildfires.(more…)

One of the first grants awarded by Coastal CODE went to extreme athlete Tom Jones and the “California Paddle 2007.” Jones created the campaign to raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic pollution in our oceans by travelling the entire California coastline on a stand-up paddleboard. During his three-month journey south along the 1,250 miles of California coastline, Jones made 23 stops to educate others about plastics pollution and the importance of recycling and broke a world record along the way.(more…)